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Macquarie Concise Thesaurus
Author: Macquarie Dictionary Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 890 The Macquarie Concise Thesaurus contains a rich range of over 200,000 synonyms, which have been specifically compiled for users of Australian...
The Dawn of Language: The story of how we came to talk
Author: Sverker Johansson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 "A model of popular-science writing" STEVEN POOLE "I love a book that teaches me things I didn't know while provoking in...
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
Author: Robin Reames Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 How rhetoric-the art of persuasion-can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimony The discipline of rhetoric...
Chronicles of Dissent: Interviews with David Barsamian, 1984-1996
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Author: Noam Chomsky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 664 Conducted from 1984 to 1996, these interviews first appeared in the books Chronicles of Dissent, Keeping the Rabble in Line, and...
The Innocent Reader: Reflections on Reading and Writing
Author: Debra Adelaide Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 272 Books are impractical companions and housemates: they are heavy when you are travelling, and in the home take up...
Roget's International Thesaurus 7th Edition
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 1312 The world's bestselling thesaurus, Roget's International Thesaurus, 7th Edition, gives writers of all levels an unparalleled aid in using language...
How Words Get Good: The Story of Making a Book
Author: Rebecca Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional...
Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums
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Author: The Economist Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 In this exuberant celebration of the world's museums, great and small, revered writers like Ann Patchett, Julian Barnes, Ali...
The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
Author: Hana Videen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Delightful ... a pleasure' - Guardian Old English is the language you think you know until you hear or see it....
October, or Autumnal Tints
Author: Henry D. Thoreau Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Originally delivered as a lecture shortly before the writer's own death, Henry David Thoreau's classic "Autumnal Tints" is an ode...
The Babel Message: A Love Letter to Language
Author: Keith Kahn-Harris Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Keith Kahn-Harris is a man obsessed with something seemingly trivial - the warning message found inside Kinder Surprise eggs: WARNING, read...
Collins COBUILD Intermediate Learner's Dictionary (Collins COBUILD Dictionaries for Learners)
Author: Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 944 The 4th edition of the Collins COBUILD Intermediate Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's...
Collins Arabic Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
Author: Collins Dictionaries Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 448 Offering learners at home, school or in the office extensive and up-to-date coverage of Arabic and English in a...
Your Conscious Mind: Unravelling the Greatest Mystery of the Human Brain
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Author: New Scientist Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 What is consciousness? Is it real or just an illusion? And how does it work? What is this strange mental world...
The Prodigal Tongue The Love-Hate Relationship Between British and American English
Author: Lynne Murphy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The English language is a beautiful thing, but it suffers under relentless assault from Americans who want nothing more than to...
Talk on the Wild Side: Why Language Can't Be Tamed
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Author: Lane Greene Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Language is the most human invention. Spontaneous, unruly, passionate, and erratic it resists every attempt to discipline or regularize it--a history...
Barbie Book of Joy
Author: Barbie Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Be More Barbie! For generations, Barbie has inspired women around the world. From the first Barbie doll released in 1959 to the...
On Task: How Our Brain Gets Things Done
Author: David Badre Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 312 A look at the extraordinary ways the brain turns thoughts into actions-and how this shapes our everyday lives. Why is it...
Hold My Hand: Wise words for mothers and daughters everywhere
Author: Antje Southern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his." Oscar Wilde A wonderful...
The Decisive Mind: How to Make the Right Choice Every Time
Author: Dr Sheheryar Banuri Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 *Available now: a new model for understanding and optimising your decision making skills by a leading behavioural economist* __________ Have...
The Language Game: How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
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Author: Morten H Christiansen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Forget the language instinct--this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language is perhaps humanity's...
Next Level Games Review 2023
Author: Expanse Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Take it to the next level! Bursting with the biggest games, latest trends, and hottest news, Next Level Games Review 2023 is...
New Words for Old: Recycling Our Language for the Modern World
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Author: Caroline Taggart Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 The English language is a versatile and agile thing, and as our world changes, so too does the way we use...
On the Tip of My Tongue: The perfect word for every life moment
Author: Tom Read Wilson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Navigate every situation in modern life with eloquence and grace with this curated list of words featuring witty analysis of...
Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain
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Author: Lisa Feldman Barrett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 From the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief...
An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!
Author: Florence Hazrat Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation mark. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier...
A Tranquil Star: Stories
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Author: Primo Levi Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 170 These seventeen stories, first published in Italian between 1949 and 1986, demonstrate Levi's extraordinary range, taking the reader from...
Read Me: 10 Lessons for Writing Great Copy
Author: Roger Horberry Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 192 If you've ever struggled to craft a powerful message that really hits the spot, you'll know it's harder than...
Public Properties: Museums in Imperial Japan
Author: Noriko Aso Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 277 In the late nineteenth century, Japan's new Meiji government established museums to showcase a national aesthetic heritage. Inspired by Western museums...
Connect!: How to Inspire, Influence and Energise Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime
Author: Simon Lancaster Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 Why do some people radiate energy when they speak whilst others fizzle outbefore they've even begun? How do some...
Westworld Hardcover Ruled Journal
Author: Insight Editions Format: Notebook / blank book Number of Pages: 192 Celebrate the gripping drama and stunning imagery of Westworld with this deluxe journal based on the hit HBO...
On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present
Author: Karen Stollznow (Griffith University, Queensland) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 322 I'm not a racist, but... You look good, for your age... She was asking for it... You're crazy......
The Writing School: A memoir
Author: Miranda France Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'Fascinating, hugely entertaining, instructive in the best sense. I always thought that writing could not be taught, only reading, but this...
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn
Author: Harriet Pattison Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn On a winter...